Our Elementary School students had an extra special assembly yesterday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Attica Elementary School!
Our students heard from Superintendent Dr. Kiel Illg and Board of Education member Brian Fugle about what school was like in Attica 100 years ago in 1923.
Fugle, who’s also the Attica Town Historian, also talked about some of the historical items on loan from the Attica Historical Museum that are on display in one of our trophy cases.
Then, each grade came up with something to put into a time capsule of their own to be opened by Attica Elementary School students of the future.
A special shout out to Jane Donnelly, a teacher assistant in the Elementary School who baked 572 (!!!) cupcakes for each and every one of our students and staff to help celebrate the school’s 100th - wowza!
Check out the video below for scenes from yesterday’s assembly.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-QtNYyzF74
Family ID will open Friday October 13 for all winter JV and varsity sports. Sign up and make sure your physical is on file with the nurse. First day of practice is November 13.
Shout out to Clayton Bezon, your Section V Class C Defensive Player of the Week.
The senior linebacker had nine tackles, 1 TFL and 1 sack in the Blue Devils’ 42-0 shellacking of Livonia last week.
Congratulations, Clayton!
(Photo courtesy of Section V)
Our high schoolers weren’t the ONLY ones busting out the school spirit last week - middle schoolers got in on the action, too!
Monday was Disney vs. Camo Day, Tuesday was Dig Pink Day, Wednesday was Letter Day (dress up like something that starts with the first letter of your first name) and Thursday was Attica Spirit Day!
Shout out to Kelly Gersitz for the photos!
Did you know that in the first month of school, our food service staff served about 7,150 breakfasts and 12,100 lunches to students?
That comes to about 325 breakfasts and 550 lunches each and every day.
By the time seniors walk across the Performing Arts Center stage in June 2024, our food service department will have dished out more than 159,000 meals to our students.
By ensuring students have access to nutritious and delicious meals while at school, our food service staff put them in the best possible position to learn.
Today, for National School Lunch Week, we recognize this absolutely astounding achievement and the men and women of our food service department who make it possible.
Thank you!
We caught Mrs. Ellie Durfee’s sixth grade English students in the midst of a fall-themed creative writing activity last week.
After studying the elements of literature, Durfee’s students played Roll-A-Story. Each group rolled a dice to choose a character, setting and conflict from a list of elements themed for October.
Once student groups determined the who, what, when and where of their story based on the roll of the dice, each student began writing a short story.
Students’ stories included rotten apples, grumpy animals and fall-themed settings!
(Photos courtesy of Ellie Durfee)
The end of Homecoming Week is always jam-packed and that’s just the way we like it!
From pep rallies and parades to football games to frolics, Blue Devils pride was on display just about everywhere!
Shout out to our juniors, who won Thursday’s pep rally; our sophomores, who earned ‘Best Homecoming Float’ for their 1990s-themed float (boy, do we feel old) and to our varsity football team, which got back in the win column with its 42-0 trouncing of the Livonia Bulldogs.
And a huge thank you to Brennan Bezon, Alanna Pellicane, Jocelyn Pierce and Amanda Brown for all the fantastic photos!
Attention district residents,
At its July 26, 2023 meeting, the Attica Board of Education approved a purchasing agreement for the sale of the Sheldon Elementary School building located in the town of Sheldon. The District officially closed on the sale of the building on Sept. 14, 2023.
In addition, the Board of Education on Sept. 14 unanimously voted to use the proceeds from the sale to pay off the remaining bond issuance associated with the building.
We welcome the property’s new owners to the community and wish them success in their future endeavors!
Attica/ Alexander varsity cheerleaders took first today at Dansville High school. They competed against 5 other teams!! Anna Hopfinger won the Phyllis Green Award (Do what you love award)
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Reminder: Our fitness center will be closed on Monday, Oct. 9, for the Columbus Day holiday.
A huge thank you to all our local firefighters and EMS workers for coming to speak with our students for Fire Prevention Day today at the Elementary School!
Our students learned about some of the vehicles, gear and other equipment first responders use when they head to an emergency.
We spotted a few of our National Honor Society chapter members “out in the wild” volunteering at a couple community service fundraisers this past month.
On Sept. 10, seniors Mia Mondano and Alanna Pellicane volunteered at the chicken barbecue to raise money for Gateway Home. The event was a huge success, with volunteers selling out more than 500 chicken dinners to benefit the hospice care center.
Then, on Oct. 1, Mia and Alanna teamed up with junior Kara Hassenfratz at a clam chowder sale and basket raffle to benefit the Cowlesville Fire Company.
Great job, ladies - we love so see our students out helping make a positive difference in the community!
(Photos courtesy of Alanna Pellicane/Pellicane Photography)
Family ID is now open for modified girls basketball and modified wrestling. Make sure to sign up. Athletes need an updated physical on file with their nurse. First day of practice is October 23.
Some of our students saw familiar faces today at Fire Prevention Day!
Fourth graders Ellie Keem, center left, and Allie George, center right, took a moment away from rotating through all the different stations to snap a photo with their dads Thomas, far left, and Dustin, second from right, both of whom are members of the Harris Corners Fire Department.
Your Attica Blue Devils toppled the Pembroke Dragons 25-15, 25-19, 25-22 during its annual Dig Pink volleyball game last night AND raised $2,300 for breast cancer awareness, care and research to boot!
Leading the way for the Blue Devils was senior middle hitter Molly Gersitz with 5 blocks and 1 ace and senior setter Elise Dressel with 27 assists, 5 digs and 2 aces. Senior outside hitter Maddie Robinson was all over the floor with 15 digs, 14 kills and 5 aces while senior outside hitter Ellie Cusmano had 13 kills, 9 digs and 2 aces.
The Blue Devils maintained their perfect record with the win, moving to 11-0 on the season.
A huge thank you to all of the local businesses for donating gift certificates and items, Jenn Holt for making amazing cupcakes, MB Hardie and Kelly Gersitz for organizing, all of the varsity volleyball parents and families for their contributions to the baskets and to Pembroke, for joining us in this fabulous night of fundraising!
Our girls are next in action tonight in Elba as they’ll take on the 8-4 Lancers.
(Photos courtesy of Brennan Bezon)
A few shots from Flickerball last night - full album over on Facebook at the link at teh end of this post.
Semifinal 1: Juniors > Freshmen
Semifinal 2: Seniors > Sophomores
Finals: Seniors > Juniors
Thanks to everyone who participated - on the field or in the stands!
Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100057106403663&set=a.821621596418046
Did you know our elementary school teachers and staff were kids once, too?! We know - crazy, right?
Seeing as today is picture day at Attica Elementary, we thought it’d be fun to travel into yesteryear and take a look at some of their school photos from back in the day!
Can you tell who’s who and what grade they were in when their picture was taken? Leave a guess in the comments!
The answers are upside down along the bottom of each image.
Good luck!
Instead of teaching a normal lesson Friday afternoon, Mr. Matt Struzik led his English 12 students in a circle practice. Circles are a cornerstone of restorative practices and are used to foster a climate of trust and support among a group of peers.
Struzik participated in a similar circle during a professional development day last school year and found it to be impactful, so he decided to try it with his students.
Struzik’s circle revolved around a series of questions which students answered when a talking piece - in this case, a piece of an old hockey stick - came to them.
Some of the questions were light - “Would you rather be able to talk to animals or be able to breathe underwater?” - for instance.
Others like, “Have you ever been lost? How did you get back on track?” were a bit more open-ended and evoked some thoughtful responses from students.
FARM TO SCHOOL: Middle and high school students sampled a new variety of New York-grown apples and jalapeno bites during lunch this past Friday. Both were a hit, with the jalapeno bites slated to return to the lunch menu this Thursday, Oct. 5.
In the elementary school, students sampled mozzarella sticks. The whole school was buzzing with excitement for the sticks to be added to our lunch menu with a side of sauce.
Yum!
(Photos courtesy of Alicia Spoth)
Don’t forget, Devils Nation - Homecoming Week kicks off tomorrow with Color Day.
Make sure you wear your class’s color to school and we’ll see you at Flickerball at 6:30 p.m. sharp!
